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Afton Alps skiing by month:
Afton Alps
By Month
Data show that January is the best month Afton Alps for overall snow quality.
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Afton Alps
in December
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Afton Alps
in January
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in February
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Afton Alps
in March
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in April
Afton Alps winter weather:
Afton Alps
Winter Weather
How often it snows vs. rains at Afton Alps, how cold it gets, and how much winter sun to expect.
Snow vs. Rain
Precip on 15% of days
Highs & Lows
Coldest week: 5°F low
Winter Sun
71% of possible sun
El Niño
-15% snow in El Niño winters

Core Strengths

Afton Alps
Travel Ease
94.1
Overall
29.3
Snow Volume
25.2
Overall
Overall PAF Score

Overall
Rank

217

Rank in
Region

16

Rank in
State

3

This resort is often compared with:

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Afton Alps Snow Quality Across Full Winter
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Afton Alps Snowfall Last 10 Days (inches)

Powder
Forecast

Powder Forecast
ZRANKINGS EXCLUSIVE
Sunday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Monday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Tuesday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Wednesday
Day
0"
Night
0"
Thursday
Day
0"
Night
0"

Snow

True*
Annual Snowfall

55"

True Snow: 55" per year
Snow Quality Rank

214

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Dump Potential Rank

212

Afton Alps is ranked No. 212 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Historical Powder Odds
Daily Lottery

% of days with more than 6" of snow

2.5%

Extended Stay

% of months with more than 90" of snow

0.0%

Drought Threat

% of months with less than 30" of snow

93.0%

*Special thanks to Tony Crocker and Bestsnow.net.

Dump Potential Rank

212

Afton Alps is ranked No. 212 in North America for its total snowfall during an average season.

Snow
Quality
Rank

214

Accounts for resorts' snow quantity, moisture content, latitude, elevation, and slope aspects.

Total Snow Score

This score accounts for total snow quantity, its moisture content, the resort's latitude, elevation, and its slope aspects, which affect total snow preservation.

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The Skiing at Afton Alps

I'm not sure about all of this.

Minnesota has lots of of people who like to buy nightcrawlers by the dozen.

A Few Words on the Snow at Afton Alps
Afton Alps has no detail snow data, but we accept the published average of 55 inches snowfall, due to its location near Minneapolis.

Accumulation and Preservation

Afton Alps' cold climate facilitates early season snowmaking. Rain is about as frequent as in the Northeast but rarely as intense. The limited acreage can be more easily restored with snowmaking and grooming than at larger and steeper areas in the Northeast. Relatively flat Midwest ski terrain will routinely melt/freeze in warm weather or March sun.